A Democratic Moment Renewed interest in Sinclair Lewis’ 1935 dystopian novel sparks a Santa Cruz reading and raises questions about the nation’s course

Good Times ^ | July 17, 2024 | Steve Kettman

[artichokegrower]

When word circulated a couple months ago that Bookshop Santa Cruz would join a national effort to warn voters of impending dangers with a live reading of the Sinclair Lewis classic It Can’t Happen Here on July 19—one of 62 readings in 22 states that day organized by Writers for Democratic Action, just after the Republican National Convention—not everyone was electrified by the news.

[artichokegrower]

More recently, shots fired at a Trump rally and the raised-fist instant-T-shirt image of him mouthing “Fight” with his bloodied ear, the attempt in the aftermath to blame Democrats for inciting the violent action of a young registered Republican

Yeah I’ll blame the freaking Democrats. This production is being done across the country on Friday

[No name given]

I think we all know who’s funding this madness.

[sasquatch]

Welcome to Coonertyville. Aka Keelyland.

[Dr. Sivana]

Well, I give the guy credit for a fanciful imagination. He likened Viktor Orban to Sal Tessio. Wow.

[MNJohnnie]

I curious how these preachings to the Alt Leftist freak show choir is suppose to effect the voters of 10s of millions of working Americans

Standard issue pseudo intellectual parlor revolutionary posturing

[Governor Dinwiddie]

Hahaha. That will have wide appeal—sitting in a stuffy, musty room while effeminate snowflakes read to you from a long forgotten red diaper fantasy book.

[Conan the Librarian]

They do this. Back in 2016, they were pushing 1984, until they realized 1984 was about them!

[xkaydet65]

Socialists and Dems praised Lewis for warning of a fascist dictator but three years before they also praised W R Hearst for his film Gabriel Over the White House which portrayed a total dictator but whose political action was cheered by the Left. It wasn’t and isn’t dictators that bother the Left. It’s only if the dictator disagrees with them.

[DoughtyOne]

The problem as I see it is that no matter how sound the book, the democrats
would find a way to swap the evil side doing just what they’ve been doing so
the Republicans would be cast as the bad guys.

Look at slavery, the KKK, Jim Crow, water fountains, businesses, buses etc,
and the Left says Republicans did it, and the MSM gets the public to agree.

You can’t reason with liars.

[Sequoyah101]

These nuts are creepy.

[RitchieAprile]

BSC is still in business? Books are so last century..